Alpha’s Baby(52)

“I’m sure. He’s a douchebag for sure, but he didn’t do it, and he doesn’t think anyone at Alpha did either. He claims that they have never recorded our Sacrifice that he knows of.”

“What could that mean?”

Stefan’s gaze made me go cold all over. “That it’s probably someone from Kappa Beta.”

My mouth opened but no sound came out. How was it possible? I could have totally seen one of the guys from Alpha staging the recording seeing as how it was inside their frat house and it was totally a guy thing to do, but one of the Kappa girls? It seemed highly unlikely.

“I can’t believe it,” I whispered. “I mean, how would they pull it off?”

Stefan grabbed ahold of my arms and my body temperature went up by several notches. “I don’t know, probably snuck in for the price of a blowjob, but it’s true. And it makes sense if you think about it, actually. If it were Alpha Gamma that had recorded it, it would have been all over the campus by now. Like Jace said, he’d have started shit with me straight up, and in that, I do believe him. No, this little mind game, stab you in the back bullshit that’s being played on us has female written all over it. I bet you it’s one of those sick bitches at Kappa who hates your guts.”

I couldn’t take anymore—the pregnancy, the investigation, the blackmail, my mother’s suspicion—it was all just too much. Maybe we should just tell the truth and be done with all this craziness. The thought had crossed my mind more than once, but I always chickened out when I thought about my mother's reaction.

As the thoughts filled my mind, my vision began to fade and I felt myself falling forward, but strong, loving arms caught me.





Chapter 23





Stefan





I held Bella in my arms, carrying her upstairs. The wooden steps were quite sturdy, built in the last twenty years, but they still managed to let out a creak every other step.

Cringing, I repositioned Bella in my arms and tried to balance my steps, praying that neither of our parents would be awoken by the noises.

As I made my way up, I glanced down at Bella. With her long hair flowing out like a banner, delicate features, and sensual lips, she looked like Sleeping Beauty. I wanted to kiss her right there on the steps. But, at the same time, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt at her current condition. I knew that it was my ranting that had stressed her out, that had probably caused her collapse.

Being as quiet as possible, I finished making my way up the stairs and brought Bella to her room. Good thing for me, the floorboards didn’t creak when I passed our parents’ room to get to Bella’s. It was bad enough that Evelyn was already suspicious of what Bella and I were up to.

Inside her room, I gently nudged the door shut with my foot and then carried my burden over to the bed. There, I softly laid her down. I stood back up and stared down at her.

Lying in the bed, she looked even more like Sleeping Beauty now. A lock of her hair had fallen across her face. I reached down and pushed it away, still in awe of how beautiful she was to me.

What amazed me even more was that I was still in awe of her beauty. Usually, a girl’s looks lasted as long as our last fuck. Not for Bella—every glance at her face was a privilege for me, and it never got old.

I reached down and gently pressed my fingertips against her lips. Soft velvet caressed my fingers.

I need to leave, I told myself as burning need clutched my stomach.

But I couldn’t leave. Despite everything I had told Bella about being careful while we were in our parents’ house, I wanted to be there, in the bed with her.

Driven by impulse, I bent down and firmly pressed my lips against hers, enjoying their softness.

Bella’s eyes fluttered open and I reluctantly broke our kiss. “Stefan?” she asked weakly.

“Yes?”

“I’m sorry. I just felt like a wall was closing in on me and—”

I pressed a finger to her lips. “Don't worry. I want you to stop worrying so much. No matter what happens, I’m not going to let anything happen to you. We’re in this shit together, you got me?”

Bella nodded slowly.

Now was the perfect time to bid Bella goodnight and head back to my room. But seeing her lying there, looking all vulnerable, made me want her so badly that I couldn't help myself.

I bent down and locked lips with her again, this time more forcefully. Her soft lips were a delight to experience, and I think I tasted a cherry lip gloss, something I hadn’t tasted when I first kissed her.

Still, it wasn’t bad, and it actually enhanced the experience. I parted my lips and demanded entry to Bella’s mouth with my tongue. She let me in eagerly, and our tongues mated, melding together. I ran my hands up and down her curvaceous body, feeling her heated flesh.